﻿Articles by Amira Valle

mindfulness

Mindfulness is the latest buzz. We read and hear in the media about the wonders of the practice of mindfulness, but what is it really about?Mindfulness is a particular way of bringing our attention, voluntarily, to the “present moment”. It is directing our attention to the experience, just as it unfolds moment by moment, with curiosity, an open mind, non-judgmentally and with acceptance. This attention can be directed to sensory experiences, thoughts, or emotions.click here to continue reading

Minfulness motherhood

May is the month when we celebrate all of our mothers, but, what is the role of a mother nowadays? Women are required to fill many roles that were not expected from us in the past. Today we are expected to be good mothers and housewives; to be successful in our professions and to contribute to the household income. Additionally, we are supposed to maintain ourselves beautiful and in shape. After a day in which we’ve had to fill all these roles, we obviously get home exhausted, with very little energy and patience left to deal with our children. We have no time to develop attitudes and qualities that were naturally cultivated in the past, an main role of women was raising our children.​Click here to continue reading

MINDFULNESS OF IMPERMANENCE THE KEY TO A FULFILLING LIFe

​Mindfulness is paying attention to what’s happening in the present moment, on purpose, and without judgment. Whatever the object of our attention, this practice leads us to discover a fundamental principle: “everything is in constant transformation and changes moment to moment; nothing lasts forever”. When we pay attention to our breath, we realize that every in-breath is transformed into an outbreath, and every breath cycle is different from the previous one. continue reading